Alston v. Genovese

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE LARRY J. ALSTON, ) ) Case No. 3:19-cv-234 Petitioner, ) ) Judge Travis R. McDonough v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin KEVIN GENOVESE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Larry J. Alston, an inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a federal habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the legality of his confinement under Knox County, Tennessee convictions for especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, and aggravated robbery. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the…